henceforth

1. 1.

   from this time forth; from now on

   “henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith”

   Synonymshenceforward

Questions about henceforth

What does henceforth mean?

henceforth means "from this time forth; from now on".

How many syllables are in henceforth?

henceforth has 2 syllables: hen-ceforth. The stress falls on "hen". In IPA it is /ˈhɛnˈsfɔɹθ/.

What is another word for henceforth?

Close synonyms include henceforward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is henceforth a common word?

henceforth is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.